Photography

Nikon Coolscan IV ED broken in mail top view

Nikon Coolscan IV ED or LS-40 ED teardown and repair

Got this one purchased on Ebay and shipped from France ! I got pretty bashed up in the transit 🙁 Specs Video Teardown Photos Power Supply Repair Power supply was diagnosed as non working and voltages were super low. After using ESR meter I was able to identify 2 bad electrolytic
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Fuji Finepix S7000 teardown

This is story about my first digital camera and how it served me well until it died! I have purchased this camera in 2004. I was quite feature packed for 2004. Featuring that fancy Fuji SuperCCD IV HR sensor with native 6.6 MP and extrapolated 12Mp ( Which was quite a bit crazy
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Bluetooth controlled Bescor MP-101 Pan Tilt Head modification

Bescor MP-101 Pan and Tilt head was very useful addition to my photography equipment which allow me to photograph things remotely, but it had one big limitation, well 20ft limitation – extension cord, yes exactly it was remotely controlled with 20ft or upgradable to
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